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Meaning of chloroquine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/

Definitions

A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Ελληνικά χλωροκίνη
Español cloroquina
Suomi klorokiini
Français chloroquine
Italiano clorochina
Português cloroquina
Русский хлорохи́н

Examples

“Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif.”
“Perhaps the most egregious example of shifting the standards of evidence comes when the report discusses the off-label use of drugs such as chloroquine and ivermectin.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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